Embossing folder scavenger hunt!

 

 

This very pretty card was on Pinterest

and I have spent hours trying to locate the embossing folder. There was no link on Pinterest to whomever made the card.  Has anyone ever seen this embossing folder?  Do you think it is one folder?  

I took a much needed break from scouring ebay and Amazon for the phantom folder and decided to use up some embossed squares that had taken up residence on the corner of my craft mat.  They were leftovers from one project or another.  

Challenges:

Dies R Us Challenge #100 - Anything Goes with a Die carried by DRU  (I've used the Fanciful Flourish Left by Cheery Lynn Designs.) 

Scrapy Land Challenge #93 - Anything Goes with a Die carried by SL (I've used the Fanciful Flourish Left by Cheery Lynn Designs.)

Simply Papercraft Challenge #59 - Anything Goes 

Happy 4th of July

Wishing everyone in the USA

a wonderful Independence Day.

Challenges:

Papercraft Challenge #15 - Red, White & Blue

Through the Craft Room Door Week of July 3rd - AG

Cards in Envy Challenge - Stars

Cute and Crafty Challenge #4 - 4th of July

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Red, White & Blue

Creative With Stamps Challenge #28 - Flag

Dragonfly Challenge #121 - Stars and Stripes

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - AG or Cards 4 Teens

AI Challenge #235 - Patriotic Colors

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #231 - Red, White & Blue

(I've used a CTMH stamp and SU die.)

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #399 with My Grafico

Many thanks to

My Grafico, 

who is sponsoring this week's theme challenge, 
 The Great Outdoors, 
at  Tuesday Throwdown.

  Today I've used the tent and fire from the Camping Out digital stamp set from My Grafico and the bear from the Jungle Animal Faces digital stamp set.

When my son was younger, he went to Boy Scout Camp every year.  Even before he left home, I began sending him little notes so he would be certain to receive one every day.  He looked forward to the mail and it is something I'm glad I did for him all those years ago.
Making memories is so important.

I hope you'll join in the fun at Tuesday Throwdown this week.  We just love seeing your crafty cards and projects and visiting all your blogs.  And don't forget to check out the My Grafico store,

where you can find a variety of clipart, graphics, printable templates, digital papers, stamps and much more, 

Challenges I am entering:

Di's Digi Design Challenge - Try Something New (I used a new set of tree dies.)

Alphabet Challenge - G is for the Great Outdoors 

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge #07 - AG

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #71 - AG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #16 - AG with a critter

 

Double Trouble Challenge # 4

Double Trouble Challenge #4 is a 3-2-1 challenge; 

3 colors; a 2 word sentiment; and 1 image.

The second part of the challenge is to follow and enter the 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #271. 

My 1 image, the little frog, is a CTMH stamp.

At the request of the Twisted Sister, the 2 word sentiment, Happy Birthday, was heat embossed in gold and the linen background was dry embossed.

 I chose Linen, New England Ivy, and Gold as my 3 colors so I can also enter the Color My Heart Color Dare Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

 

Hope the gals in Vegas are having a wonderful time.

Can't wait to see the new catalog.

 

 

Double Trouble # 3 Card #2

Today I made a second card for the third challenge at

 Double Trouble Challenge.

 It follows the color scheme for the first part of the challenge, the string/yarn is for second part of the challenge, and, I am also entering the card in the Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge,the third part of the challenge.

 

Yesterday I was using the stamp set from the CTMH  

Festive Birthday Workshop Your Way.

While it was still on the table I decided to use it again for this card.

The frame and coordinating label are 

CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cuts. 

After stamping, I fussy cut the little cupcake, frosting, candle and flame.  

When I first started blogging, I received several items from friends who thought they "might look good on a card".  

Judie gave me a selection of unusual yarn pieces. 

I thought this one worked perfectly with this card.

BTW, Happy Birthday, Judie!  

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #3 - Colors Challenge, Strings, & Color Dare entry

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #297 - Nutmeg, Glacier, Sorbet
Aud Sentiments Challenge #206 - AG + a sentiment
Just Add Ink Challenge #414 - Add a window/frame
My Time to Craft Challenge #373 - stamped background
Inkspirational Challenge #163 - Use small stamps (cupcake, frosting, candle & flame)
Allsorts Challenge #473 - Sweet Treats
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Anything Goes

 It's a glorious day here!

 I hope it is in your neck of the woods! 

Enjoy! 

Push Down Card?

It's not exactly a squash fold card.  And nothing on it pops up.  But when you push in the flower in the center, the card opens for display.  What would you call it?

 

 I always try to make something for my friend, Chris Franco, to share on her blog for the heARTful stamping challenge.  Anything Goes with a bit of stamping, so feel free to pop over and enter her challenge.  

This card uses CTMH Beautiful Friendship papers and stamps from the Festive Birthday Workshop Your Way.   I also used some blue burlap ribbon, a puffy butterfly, sequins with itty bitties in the center and a 3 layer flower cut from the  CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge, embossed and then edged with an ink dauber and clear CTMH shimmer brush.

Finished size is 4"x4". 

Challenges I am entering:

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #359 - She's a crafting machine! (I used my Cricut and Cuttlebug.)

Scor-pal June Challenge - Pretty in Pink (this required center scores to divide an 8x8 piece of paper into 4 squares and one diagonal score from the center to one corner)

Crafty Hazelnut's June Patterned Paper Challenge - AG
Craft Rocket Challenge #49 - Birthday 
Aud Sentiment Challenge #206 - AG + a sentiment 
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #408 - Dry Embossing 
Just Add Ink Challenge #414 - Add a window/frame 
Crafty Catz Challenge #422 - AG with optional Beautiful Blooms 
Scrap and Craft June Challenge - DIY Flowers 
Crafter's Castle Challenge #6 - AG with option More than One Fold 

It was nice of you to visit.  

Have a wonderful day!

Pulled String Art Cards & CTMH Card Class 6/19/2018

Here are the cards we made this week at 

Joyce's CTMH Card Class: 

 

 

 

Last week Joyce introduced us to a technique called 

pulled string art or thread art.  

We all made several tries at pulling the inked string through 2 pieces of paper to create some fun designs.

Our homework for this week was to take our designs, use them on cards, and bring them to yesterday's class to share.

Below are the cards I made next to the pulled string designs I created last week:

 

And here are two more that I made this morning:

I am entering this last card in the following challenges:

DLArt Thankful Thursday Challenge #230 - Wedding or Thank You 

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Bright & Cheerful

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Embossing

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of June 19th - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #359 - She's a Crafting Machine (I used my cuttlebug to cut the dies and emboss the background.  And my Cricut cut the little butterfly.)

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge - Embossing

I'm afraid that's all for today.

I have some baking to do!